'Lullaby and good night... in the sky stars are bright... 'round your head... flowers gay... set your slumbers till day...' An angelic voice was singing.
'What's this?' I whispered.
'Close your eyes... now and rest... may these hours be blessed.' It was so sweet and gentle. 'Bonne nuit cher enfant... dans tes langes blancs... repose joyeux... en revant des cieux...'
I opened my eyes. I was lying on a woman's lap. She had brown long hair and beautiful smile. Her eyes were green, kind and gentle.
'Lullaby and good night... in the sky stars are bright... 'round your head... flowers gay... set your slumbers till day...' She sang.
The scene faded like morning mist being wiped by the wind. I was in front of a gate again, it was winter. But there was no bishop unlike my past dreams. Where the bishop had been standing before was Nakame, the Elite Captain I hated. His sword was bloody. He was smirking and grinning like he just slapped me the truth.
'Master... you're looking at the past. Rely on me and I promise you'll never end up like the Neo Vessailus. Ruined... Destroyed...'
'Neo Vessailus...? I heard that before, didn't I...?'
"Oy, kusatta gaki! Wake up." I opened my eyes. A ray of light was shining to me, I squinted. "You're quite tough, huh?"
"Ohayo, Red-kun." Asaki smiled, he was sitting on a chair on my left.
"I... failed...?" I croaked.
"Tch, really kusatta gaki? You almost died, you brat!" Ro yelled at me.
"Oy, Ro! That's the point, let him have a rest." Rio said.
"Red-kun, we'll leave first." Asaki said before leaving. Rio followed. Ro stared at me for a moment before leaving.
I covered my eyes with my bandaged arm as tears gushed down my cheeks. The fact that one day Ryuuji and I would cross paths as enemies and not as brothers pained me.
That morning was a blur. I didn't leave the bed, I just curled up on it the whole day. At noon, nuns just knocked and after a long silence left.
The sun was already setting on the horizons and I was still on bed. I just stared at the window, thinking about my next move.
Dying is much better, I thought.
"Don't you ever think that way." I didn't move. I didn't want to move as much as I wanted to throw Ro away from me. When I took a glance, I saw him sitting on the other window just behind me. "That's... wrong. I've thought about the same thing many times in my life. Then again... It's... wrong. No matter what happened back there... learn with it. Move on. Leave the past, live the present."
"How...?" I said.
"Start with bursting everything out." He said. "Come on."
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Sekai Kōkyōkyoku: Umarekawatta Ryōiki (World Symphony: A Realm Reborn)
FantasyRed Scarclyf is a former slave who now attends the Cllerilus Empire's military academy due to his ability to summon spirits, a type of supernatural power. The ability is rare and thus highly prized. Red is an amnesiac that frequently has frightening...
